Lithophyllia gigas Chevalier 1961 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale [Miocene corals and reefs from the western Mediterranean]. Memoires de la Societe geologique de France 93:1-562

Belongs to Lithophyllia according to J. P. Chevalier 1961

Sister taxa: Lithophyllia detrita, Lithophyllia grandissima, Lithophyllia michelotti, Lithophyllia patula, Lithophyllia robusta

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Egypt (1 collection), France (1), Spain (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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